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Acer Iconia W700
128 GB Intel Core i5Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-10-04 | 2014-10-21 |
| 11.60 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 36.80 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| $ 1015.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel HM77 Express chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is much better than Acer Iconia W700's 59.6 global score. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's construction is much newer, way lighter and much thinner than the Acer Iconia W700. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 OS, while Acer Iconia W700 comes with Windows 8 Pro OS.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better looking screen than Acer Iconia W700, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per display inch and a higher 1600 x 2560px resolution. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit superior processor than Acer Iconia W700, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Acer Iconia W700 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Acer Iconia W700 feature extremely similar battery durations. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better camera than Acer Iconia W700, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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